Dish-pan.



M. A. SMITH.

DISH PAN.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-13, I916.

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DISH-PAN.

Specification of Letters Yaltent.

Patented se t. 11, 1917.

Application filed November 13, 1916. Serial No. 131,072.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I MARVIN A. SMITH, a citizen of the United tates,residing at Cottonwood, in the county of Houston and State of Alabama,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dish-Pans, of'whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to kitchen articles and has for its object toprovide an improved dish washing pan in-which means is provided for.quickly draining the washed dishes.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a pair of nesting pans,the inner of which is perforated.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a pair of nestingpans in which the width of the upper part of the outer pan is equal tothe length of the bottom of the inner pan whereby the latter may be heldseated transversely upon said upper part of the outer pan.

With the above and other objects in view, I have invented the deviceillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top lanof my invention,

Fig. 2 is a similar now showing a d-ifierent position of an inner panFig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a section on line A-A, Fig. 2.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the followingspecification and in the several views in the drawings in which 1indicates an .oval pan with oblique side walls 2, the upper part ofwhich terminates 'in a horizontal flange 3 having its edge 4 formed at aright angle thereto. Seated within the pan 1 is a similarly shapeddraining pan 5, the bottom wall 6 of which is perforated and of a lengthequal to the width of the longitudinal center of the upper part of thepan 1 so that the pan 5 may be seated transversely upon the pan 1 andrest upon the flange 3 fitting the same snugly at its center, the edgeat preventing accidental relative movement between the two pans, thuspreventing accidental displacement of the drainin pan 5 when seated uponthe flange 3. he upper edge 7 of pan 5 extends above flange 3, so thatthe handle forming openings 8 and 9 will be free of access and above theoblique walls of pan 1.

The pans 5 and 1 are nested and dishes placed within the former and hotwater poured thereover after which the pan 5 is lifted out of pan 1 andseated transversely thereon upon the flange 3-whereby all water from thedishes and pan 5 may drain through the perforation into pan 1.

It is, of course, understood that the pans land 5 may be formed oblongas well as ova-l, however, the latter shape seems preferable.

' Having now described my invention, that which I claim to be new anddesire to procure by Letters Patent is l. The described deviceconsisting of inner and outer nesting pans, the walls of one seatingflush against the walls of the other when in nesting relation, thebottom wall of the inner pan being perforated, .and the outer pan havinga horizontal ledge therearound terminating in a vertical flange, theupper edge of the inner pan having openings for handles adjacent itsupper edge which extend above said ledge.

2. The described device consisting of inner and outer nesting pans, thewalls ,of one seating flush against the walls of the other when innesting relation, the bottom of the inner pan being perforated and theouter pan having a horizontal ledge therearound terminating in avertical flange, the upper edge of the inner pan having openings forhandles adjacent its upper edge which ex- .tend above said ledge, saidpans being oval and having inclined side walls, the extreme width ofsaid outer pan within said flange equaling the length of said bottom.

3. The described device consisting of inner and outer nesting pans, thebottom of the inner pan being perforated and the outer pan having ahorizontal ledge therearound terminating ina. vertical flange, the upperedge of the inner pan having openings for handles adjacent its upperedge which extendabove said ledge, said pans being oval and havinginclined side walls, the extreme width of said outer pan within saidflange equaling the length of said bottom, said ledge forming a seat forthe inner pan when the latter is mounted transversely on the outer pan.

4. The described device consisting of inner and outer nesting pans, thebottom of the inner pan being perforated and the outer I pan having ahorizontal ledge therearound terminating in a vertical flange, theextreme width of said outer pan within said flan e equaling the length,of said bottom, said ledge forming a seat for the inner pan when thelatter is mounted transversely on the outer pan, said flange formingmeans for holding said inner pan against'movement y when seated upon theledge.

5. The described device consisting of a pair of oval pans adapted toclosely nest one within the other, said inner one having a perforatedbottom, the outer of said pans having a horizontal ledge terminating ina perforated bottom, the outer of said pans having a horizontal ledgeterminating in a right angular flange, said pans being of approximatelythe same depth, the side walls of said pans being oblique, the length ofthe bottom of the inner panbeing equal to the width of the upper part ofsaid outer pan whereby the inner pan may seat crosswise on said ledgeand be heldagainst movement by said flange, the side walls of said innerpan being imperforate whereby water will not escape over the edges ofsaid outer pan when the pans are intransverse relation.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

- MARVIN A. SMITH.

Witnesses: I

S. 0. SMITH, A. L. WA'IFORD.

